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I earing a flowing black skirt that I never really liked, so I’d shredded it short all around It fell about ht belowbuckle My breasts were encapsulated in a satin red boustierre Right now they were pushed up and together — showing off a hell of a lot of cleavage — beneath a barely-buttoned white shirt with a plunging neckline

“You look…”

“Like a pirate?”

Brandon pulled off his eye-patch for a better view His gaze dropped doard, lingered unapologetically at s were covered by soh black boots completed the outfit

“Where the hell did you get all this stuff?”

“One of the perks of being a woman,” I smiled, “is that you can improvise”

He grinned — that innocent, boyish grin I loved so ht red bandana It

“Pirate buddies?”

“Pirate buddies,” I laughed

Outside, the night sky seenant with a billion stars The air was cold and crisp As I gulped it into s it tasted absolutely delicious

“Let’s run,” I said, my eyes ith excitement

Seventeen

CLAUDIA

We ran

It was al across the little lawns of the old neighborhood just off ca so time